JOHN ROAN FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 August 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £484,101
Latest expenditure: £500,058
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: C/O THE JOHN ROAN SCHOOL, MAZE HILL, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7UD

02 Activities

What the charity does

The John Roan Foundation makes charitable donations in assisting students who receive education in the London Borough of Greenwich. These donations must not include anything which the local authority makes available through any delegated funding.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £484,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,058

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £520,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,729

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £475,471
Total Gross Expenditure: £421,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £443,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,019

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £444,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,335

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £484,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,058
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £520,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,729
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £475,471
Total Gross Expenditure: £421,623
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £443,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,019
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £444,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,335
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 64
Income Investments: 520026
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520090
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £164,526
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £234,203
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 398729
Expenditure Investment Management: 164526
Expenditure Grants Institution: 211785
Expenditure Governance: 22168
Expenditure Support Costs: 6875
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 66712
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 916156
Gain Loss Other: 41
Reserves: £373,089
Assets Total Fixed: 19826167
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 19826167
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £381,339
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,250
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £20,199,256
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8250
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £372,816
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 373089
Funds Restricted: 19826167
Funds Total: 20199256
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Greenwich
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOHN ROAN FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-08-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 19/11/1902, 13/01/1905, 31/08/1909, 21/12/1915, 31/01/1922 VARIED BY ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT DATED 03/10/1961, 10/06/1977, 12/09/1983, 20/09/1983, SCHEME 19/06/1998 AND RESOLUTION DATED 24/09/2013 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16 AUG 2019 AS AMENDED ON 24 SEP 2019AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21 JAN 2025
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECT") IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH, PARTICULARLY THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE A OR ANY SUBSTITUTED PROPERTY AS A SCHOOL ("THE SCHOOL");(B) THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE SCHOOL; AND(C) GIVING GRANTS, BURSARIES OR OTHER PAYMENTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE EITHER ATTENDING OR HAVE ATTENDED THE SCHOOL OR ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE MAINTAINED SECTOR IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ("THE BENEFICIARIES");(I) TO ENABLE THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN ANY MANNER APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES (INCLUDING ATTENDANCE AT ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING); AND(II) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE TO THEM TO ASSIST THEIR ENTRY INTO A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING OR TO ENABLE THEM TO TRAVEL TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION.(2) IN ALLOCATING BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF SUB-CLAUSE 1 OF THIS CLAUSE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE REGARD TO THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 142787
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ROAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 142789
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE JOHN ROAN FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures